Practical Ministry Podcast Episode 3: Dealing with Burnout

NOTE: If the audio player is not visible, please click on the subject title to listen from the original post :) EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to the ‘Practical Ministry’ segment of the Born to Fly Podcast. In Episode 3 (originally aired on January 20th, 2023, Tracy B. Richards, a Marketplace Minister, Wedding Officiant/Marriage Mentor, and Solopreneur candidly shares her inspiring journey of overcoming burnout and discovering alignment with God’s will. Join …

Embracing Differences with Love & Dignity

“Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works. And in your teaching, show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame having nothing evil to say about us.”  ~ Titus 2:7-8 ESV As a Marketplace Minister, Community Builder, Wedding Officiant, Life Celebrant, Marriage Counsellor, Writer, Podcast Host & Mixed Media Artist (**whew!**) I have found it …

One Year in Madoc and the Introduction to “Practical Ministry” (Part 1)

“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find …

The First Domino

Well, the vacation is officially over! You may have noticed that I didn’t post last week and that is because my work life is starting to take over again and I’m finding it challenging to keep up the daily spiritual and wellness practices that I put in place over the past few months of COVID 19. Even though it’s challenging, I’m more determined than ever to maintain a healthy balance, …

What I Really Want Is…

“What I really want is…” This is one of the suggested prompts from Chapter Two of the Born To Fly course I’ve been doing for the past couple of weeks. For 15 minutes a day, over 6 consecutive days, I have been journaling with the intention of answering that one question. As I go back over my notes from those exercises, it’s bringing up a lot of emotion in my …

Roses, Recipes, Butterflies, Goodbyes

This past week I felt closer to my true purpose than ever before.  I knew it would be a busy long weekend…  three weddings, a rehearsal, driving up to London to get my baby boy settled in at University, back to Toronto for the night… and then I’d be off! Three days in Muskoka, visiting cottages, swimming, sunning and relaxing with friends. Because I was determined to squeeze every last …